SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SHIELDS JOSEPH P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
1415 WYCKOFF ROAD

(Street)
WALL NJ 07719

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP [ NJR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Exec. V.P. & COO Subsidiary
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/26/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2008
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/26/2008 M 25,000 A $20.9934(2) 59,048.696(1) D
Common Stock 11/26/2008 S 25,000 D $38.797(3)(5) 34,048.696 D
Common Stock 11/26/2008 M 17,062 A $18.222(2) 51,110.696 D
Common Stock 11/26/2008 S 11,062 D $38.461(4)(5) 34,048.696(1)(6) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. This amendment is being filed by the reporting person to correct a reporting error in the original Form 4 filed on 11/26/2008. As reported above, the shares were overstated in error by 4,518 shares from the original Form 4, and also were overstated from the 10 subsequent Forms 4 filed by the reporting person after the original Form 4 was filed. Subsequent filings by the reporting person will reflect the corrected amounts.
2. Price reflects change due to 3 for 2 stock split effective March 3, 2008.
3. The sale prices reported for these transactions range from $38.60 to $39.210 per share. The weighted average sale price for these transactions was $38.797 per share.
4. The sale prices reported for these transactions range from $38.31 to $38.60. The weighted average sale price for these transactions was $38.461 per share.
5. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide, upon written request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regardng the number of shares sold and prices at which the transactions we effected.
6. Total includes shares held outright, shares held in New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) deferral plan and shares held in NJR ESOP that are accounted for on a unitized basis that reflects a calculated value. Each include reinvested dividends through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
Rhonda M. Figueroa - Attorney-in-Fact (POA on File) 03/08/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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